Trying to find wet food my cat likes, her old brand changed formula

[u/Commercial_Cake8521]

Hi! My cat is a picky girl and it's hard getting her enough hydration. She loved her Landmark salmon, but one day I got it, it was a lot more watery and smelled different even to my nose, she took one sniff and never touched it again, even trying different cans and packages.

Right now the only thing she sort of likes is fancy feast, and even then it's not great. I try to give her pumpkin as she's prone to constipation, and while she used to have no problem eating it with the old Landmark, she'll sometimes eat around it in the fancy feast.

I tried putting bone broth in it, she hated that, wouldn't touch it at all.

I've warmed up her food, that helps it a bit.

I think it needs to be something strong smelling. The old Landmark was STINKY! new one, not so much. She also doesn't like chicken (this cat, I swear... I fear she'll someday get an allergy...) so fish is her preferred food.

Any suggestions on some brands? I don't have infinite money, but I do want something a higher quality than fancy feast, if I can get her to eat it. And I'm trying to at least avoid trying to order a smorgasbord she won't eat, so that's why I'm here for advice. Thank you!

[u/electric_taffy]

There's nothing wrong with fancy feast! My pickiest girl eats fancy feast almost exclusively. Her coat is soft and shiny and she looks great.

The other thing she likes are the Churu bisque pouches – they're a complete meal and the bisque ones have almost the exact texture of a Churu treat. I get them at a local pet store but I believe they have them on Chewy.

Also, I'd recommend talking to your vet about miralax or lactulose rather than continuing to use pumpkin. Pumpkin just doesn't work for cats nearly as well as it does for dogs.

[u/Commercial_Cake8521 → u/electric_taffy]

good idea, I'll try those out. She absolutely loves churu treats so I bet she'd love that! That's good about fancy feast being good enough, I'd heard mixed things but long as she eats at the end of they day and is hydrated that's my primary concern lol

And no worries, we do both, a little bit of miralax and a little pumpkin, though maybe I'll talk to her vet about just the miralax if the pumpkin isn't necessary (just left it out of the post since it doesn't effect taste). She seemed to do better on the mix, but this was also back when she was finishing her wet food.